Toffee Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) package milk chocolate toffee pieces (I use Hershey's Heath English Toffee Bits)

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 375°.

2. 2

   Use non-stick cookie sheets or spray sheets with light coating of cooking spray.

3. 3

   With an electric mixer, beat together sugars, butter, vanilla, and eggs until light and fluffy.

4. 4

   Add baking powder, soda, salt, and flour and mix well.

5. 5

   Add toffee bits and mix until just combined.

6. 6

   Drop dough by rounded spoonfuls spacing 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.

7. 7

   Bake at 375° until golden brown.

8. 8

   Immediately remove from cookie sheets and place on wire racks to cool.